The Zeitgeist List

Where every program stands

A computed 14-tier ranking of all 138 FBS programs — from Dynasty down to Regional Program. It weighs how good a team is, what it has actually won, and its talent, with recent years counting most. Not how they're playing this week — what the program is.

Dynasty

Vacant

No active dynasty since 2024. The throne is empty — a rare, honest state.

Programs ranked

138

Every FBS team, one computed ladder, updated as results land.

Biggest riser

Clemson

Up 7 tiers since 1936 — the era's clearest climb.

Rewind

As of 2024 · drag through the years to see the board move.

Dynasty0

Vacant — no program qualifies

Blue Blood6

Alabama90.2

Ohio State85.7

Georgia78.9

Clemson74.8

Michigan72.6

LSU64.7

Power Program25

Oklahoma67.4

Notre Dame65.9

Texas65.1

Oregon64.4

Penn State63.6

USC56.3

Florida55.7

Florida State55.6

Washington55.0

Tennessee52.6

Miami51.5

Texas A&M50.8

TCU50.1

Ole Miss50.0

Utah50.0

Auburn49.5

Boise State48.8

Wisconsin48.1

Iowa46.4

Kansas State46.1

Missouri45.2

Louisville44.2

South Carolina43.6

Pittsburgh42.7

UCLA42.3

National Program39

Baylor41.3

Virginia Tech40.6

BYU40.4

Oklahoma State40.1

Minnesota39.4

SMU38.1

Iowa State37.9

Texas Tech37.7

North Carolina37.6

Arizona State37.6

NC State37.4

Nebraska37.3

UCF36.4

Cincinnati36.1

Memphis35.6

Mississippi State34.9

Houston34.4

Kentucky34.2

App State33.8

West Virginia33.4

Arkansas33.3

Michigan State33.2

Georgia Tech32.9

Illinois31.6

Toledo31.0

Fresno State30.6

Stanford30.3

Tulane30.1

UTSA29.2

Maryland29.0

Indiana28.9

California28.9

Duke28.9

Arizona28.4

Virginia27.9

Oregon State26.9

Wake Forest26.6

Louisiana26.2

Northwestern26.0

Regional Program64

Marshall26.8

Boston College26.7

Troy25.6

Kansas24.9

Ohio24.7

Washington State24.5

James Madison24.4

Army24.3

Navy24.3

Syracuse23.8

Miami (OH)23.8

Air Force23.4

San Diego State23.2

Western Kentucky22.7

South Florida22.4

Liberty21.6

Rutgers20.7

East Carolina20.5

Purdue20.1

Colorado19.0

South Alabama19.0

Western Michigan18.1

Vanderbilt17.9

UAB17.6

Northern Illinois17.2

Wyoming17.1

UNLV17.0

Jacksonville State16.9

Florida Atlantic16.5

Coastal Carolina16.1

Utah State15.8

Tulsa15.3

San José State14.9

Old Dominion14.8

Georgia Southern14.6

Arkansas State13.7

Louisiana Tech13.4

Hawai'i13.0

Central Michigan12.9

Bowling Green12.8

Georgia State12.8

Middle Tennessee12.3

Nevada12.1

Colorado State12.0

Buffalo12.0

North Texas11.8

Temple11.3

Texas State11.3

UConn10.7

Sam Houston10.6

Southern Miss9.6

Eastern Michigan8.9

Charlotte8.6

Ball State8.6

Florida International8.5

Kennesaw State8.3

Rice7.7

New Mexico5.6

New Mexico State4.7

UTEP4.6

Akron4.5

Massachusetts4.1

Kent State2.7

UL Monroe2.5

A program is held to Dynasty or Blue Blood only with real titles behind it — so a #1-by-score team without recent hardware sits in Blue Blood, and elite-but-title-less programs land in Power Program (they carry the history on a heritage badge, not the tier). Dashed outline = held below its score by the titles gate. Full method at /about-model/.